- Mar 16, 2014
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Hi, I'm new here.When I decided that I wanted chickens, I found this place, and joined.I am highly impressed so far.I had another account and I forgot my user so I made a new one.I will be getting my first flock of chicks this year at TSC, and I am really excited.Actually, I am getting them this spring! I'm not sure what breeds I will get because they only had cornish rocks at my store and I want egg chickens.If you have any tips please tell me!
I want to know as much as possible because I'm a rookie.Thanks!
and Welcome To BYC! TwoCrows gave you some great links in your breeds search. It does depend on what you want your hens for, if mostly for eggs and you are going to replace the girls every couple of years when they slow down egg laying, or if you are also wanting them more as pets and will keep them long term. If you have weather extremes where you love you will probably want to take comb types into consideration, especially for winter hardiness...check out your state thread for ideas. Some of the popular breeds, if you are looking just at the number of eggs, the various commercial Red Sex Links (they go by different names depending on the hatchery, Red Stars, Golden Comets, ISA Browns etc) for brown eggs, and the White Leghorns for white eggs are probably the two most popular choices. Some popular brown egg layers that don't lay quite as well but usually will lay over a long period of time and are common starting breeds are Sussex, Wyandottes, Orpingtons, Delawares, Australorps and Plymouth Rocks. For white eggs, the various colored Leghorns, Ancona and Minorcas and for a colorful egg basket Easter Eggers / Ameraucana for blue/green eggs and Welsummers or Marans for dark brown eggs.
